Chaudhary Birender Singh
| Chaudhary Birender Singh | |
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| Minister of Steel | |
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Assumed office 5 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Minister of Panchayati Raj | |
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In office 9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Nitin Gadkari |
| Succeeded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Minister of Rural Development | |
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In office 9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Nitin Gadkari |
| Succeeded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation | |
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In office 9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Nitin Gadkari |
| Succeeded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| MP of Rajya Sabha for Haryana | |
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Assumed office 26 November 2014, re-elected from 1 August 2016 |
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| Preceded by | himself but representing INC |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | BJP |
| Other political affiliations |
Indian National Congress (before 2014) |
| Spouse(s) | Premlata Singh |
Chaudhary Birender Singh (born 25 March 1946) is a senior Indian political leader. He is currently serving as the Union Minister of Steel. He previously served as Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Sanitation & Drinking Water in the Narendra Modi led NDA Government in India.
Birender Singh is the grandson of great peasant leader Sir Chhotu Ram. His father Ch. Neki Ram was a politician in joint Punjab. After being associated with the Indian National Congress for over 42 long years, Ch. Birender Singh declared joining the Bharatiya Janata Party on 16 August 2014 in a political rally organised in Jind, Haryana in the presence of President of the BJP, Amit Shah.
Birender Singh joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 29 August 2014, after tendering his resignation from the membership of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India on 28 August 2014.
Singh comes from a socially, politically and economically influential family. His grandfather Sir Chhotu Ram was an iconic Jat and peasant leader in India and Pakistan. He graduated from Government College Rohtak and completed his law degree at Panjab University, Chandigarh. During this development, Singh was active in sports, captaining the distt. Jind cricket team 1964–67 and playing with Punjab University Team (1969–70).
Birender Singh married PremLata Singh on 9 June 1970. PremLata Singh is a member of the legislative assembly (MLA) of Haryana representing Uchana Kalan constituency.
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